County Leadership

Washoe County Leadership

Below is a list of elected and appointed individuals who oversee departments and districts within Washoe County.

County Commissioners

Alexis
Hill

Commission
Chair
District 1

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Jeanne
Herman

Commission
Vice Chair
District 5

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Michael
Clark

County
Commissioner
District 2

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Mariluz
Garcia

County
Commissioner
District 3

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Clara
Andriola

County
Commissioner
District 4

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Office of the County Manager

Kate Thomas

Interim County Manager

As chief executive for Washoe County, the County Manager serves as liaison between the Board of County Commissioners and elected and appointed department directors, other governmental jurisdictions, community and business groups, employees, and county customers.

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Executive Team

Dave
Solaro

Assistant
County Manager

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Abbe
Yacoben

Chief
Financial Officer

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Patricia
Hurley

Director
Human Resources

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Behzad
Zamanian

Director
Technology Services

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Andrew
McDonald

Registrar of Voters
Registrar of Voters Office

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Nancy
Leuenhagen

Director
Communications

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Ben
West

Security
Administrator

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Diane
St. Jacques

Assistant to the
County Manager

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County Elected Officials

Darin
Balaam

Sheriff
Washoe County Sheriff's Office

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Nicole
Klitzke

Public Administrator
Public Administrator's Office

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Chris
Sarman

County Assessor
County Assessor's Office

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Justin
Taylor

County Treasurer
County Treasurer's Office

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Chris
Hicks

District Attorney
District Attorney's Office

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Jan
Galassini

County Clerk
County Clerks Office

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Kalie
Work

County Recorder
County Recorder's Office

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County Appointed Officials

Eric
Crump

Director
Community Services

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Evelyn
Grosenick

Public Defender
Public Defender's Office

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Tracey
Bowles

Public Guardian
Public Guardian's Office

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Cathy
Hill

County Comptroller
Comptroller's Office

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Ryan
Gustafson

Director
Human Services Agency

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TBA

Alternative Sentencing Chief
Alternative Sentencing

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Dr. Laura
Knight

Chief Medical Examiner
Medical Examiner's Office

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Kate
Hickman

Alternate Public Defender
Alternate Public Defender's Office

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TBA

Director
Washoe County Library System

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Shyanne
Schull

Director
Animal Services

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District Appointed Officials

Chad
Kingsley, MD

District Health Officer
Northern Nevada Public Health

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Richard
Edwards

Fire Chief
Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District

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Courts

Alicia
Lerud

Administrator
Second Judicial District Court

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Elizabeth
Florez

Director
Juvenile Services

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James
Conway

Administrator
Reno Justice Court

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Cynda
Horning

Administrator
Sparks Justice Court

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Title VI & Language Access

Washoe County is committed to ensuring that all persons have equal access to and benefit from our programs and services.  Learn more about our commitment to Title VI compliance and language access, or to file a complaint.

 

Accessibility

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1001 E. Ninth Street
Reno, NV 89512

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